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Sister DePaul (left) and Sister Dymphna - (circa 1978) for Sister DePaul's going back to Ireland party.

Sadly, the old church where this was held was torn down.  The church was used as an assembly hall for meetings, retreats, and even youth club dances.  There was a new church built for mass.  The churches only co-existed for about 10 years before the old one was destroyed.  Sister Depaul died in 1982.

Sister Marian was our principal at St. Mary's Nativity School in Raceland, Louisiana.  The nuns belonged to The Religious Order of the Sisters of Mercy (RSM) which is an order of Catholic women founded by Catherine McAuley in Dublin, Ireland.  They were appointed by their Mother Superior and gave up their lives as they knew to educate us both academically and spiritually.  They ruled with an iron fist and a big red yardstick. (the "red doctor" which we needed when we were "ill" behaved).  Sister Dymphna is 75 years old and alive and well. 

This picture was taken of Sister Marian around 1973 when she was diagnosed with breast cancer.  She gave them out to all the teachers and students. Mother Superior allowed her to return to Ireland to die near her family.  Sister Dymphna then became our principal. As strict as they were, I miss them terribly.  Those really were the good 'ole days.  We don't realize what a good thing we have til its gone.  God bless these women.